For the long weekend, read the next chapter, all the parts that are not about the US. So that's pages 853-860, page 864-867, and page 870-874. Feel free to read the stuff about the US (mexican american war through reconstruction) if you like...
We will not be discussing this in class ever, so you are on your own for this chapter.
If you want to do a re-write, you need to send me an email about the fact that you are doing it (so I can have a sense of how many will need to be re-scored), and they will need to be in my hands (with the originals) by the end of the school day on Tuesday! (that's 2:00, not 2:05...) I will not accept work that is late.
We will not be having a test on Wednesday. It will happen the following week. I'll tell you the date when we return, but likely Tuesday the 9th...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
homework for March 27
For tonight, finish reading the chapter--the section on the Global Spread of Industrialization, pages 836-842.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Homework for March 26
For tonight, you have the following things to do:
Read the Mathus excerpt on page 830. Be sure you know what his argument is about population.
Then: watch the following Crash Course video:
You can also see it on youtube here: http://youtu.be/B3u4EFTwprM
Then read the excerpt from Marx on page 838. Be sure you know what his argument is about class struggle.
Then read pages 831-836. We will be talking about Capitalism and Socialism in class tomorrow. Please purge your minds of the crap you heard about Socialism in the last election. (90% of it was wrong...)
In class today
Ah, the interwebs. Where better to find the answers to today's questions? (probably don't answer that...)
We're having class today with a Crash Course! So watch this, and we'll talk more about it when you are done...
We're having class today with a Crash Course! So watch this, and we'll talk more about it when you are done...
Monday, March 25, 2013
Homework for March 25
For tonight, skim over the contents of the textbook pages 805-811. This is largely about Europe and so is not relevant to us. What is REALLY important to get in this section is the information about Nationalism and Nations. That is a template for what we will see happen around the world later, so skim the rest, but pay attention to that!
Friday, March 22, 2013
Homework for the weekend of March 22nd
Happy Friday!
All periods: over the weekend you should read pages 794-805 in the textbook.
I am also trying to upload a short video lecture to cover the American and French Revolutions, so check back in this space to see if I'm successful--it will be under 15 minutes in duration, so it won't take you long to watch it...
All periods: over the weekend you should read pages 794-805 in the textbook.
I am also trying to upload a short video lecture to cover the American and French Revolutions, so check back in this space to see if I'm successful--it will be under 15 minutes in duration, so it won't take you long to watch it...
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Homework for March 21
For tonight, you should choose one of the following three excerpted readings. They are all Enlightenment thinkers and represent what was being talked about at the time in European intellectual circles.
1) Adam Smith, "The Wealth of Nations."
2) Jean-Jacques Rousseau "The Social Contract"
3) Baron de Montesquieu "Spirit of Laws"
Just read them, you can ignore the Focus Questions that come with some of them. You should be able to talk about the contents, so you may need to read them more than once.
Period 4, since we do not meet again Friday, you need to check back on the blog for your homework over the weekend.
1) Adam Smith, "The Wealth of Nations."
2) Jean-Jacques Rousseau "The Social Contract"
3) Baron de Montesquieu "Spirit of Laws"
Just read them, you can ignore the Focus Questions that come with some of them. You should be able to talk about the contents, so you may need to read them more than once.
Period 4, since we do not meet again Friday, you need to check back on the blog for your homework over the weekend.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Homework for March20
For tonight, you should review the point categories for the DBQ, as you will be writing one in class tomorrow. Don't forget your pen with blue or black ink!
On your blog, post 1 (one) way that you see the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughals being similar to Tokugawa Japan and Ming/Qing China, and 1 (one) way you see them being different. Explain why you believe them to be similar and different? What accounts for these?
On your blog, post 1 (one) way that you see the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughals being similar to Tokugawa Japan and Ming/Qing China, and 1 (one) way you see them being different. Explain why you believe them to be similar and different? What accounts for these?
Monday, March 18, 2013
Homework for March 18
For tonight, read pages 762-769. You should also finish the blog post from class: Why do Bentley and Ziegler put these three empires together in this chapter? How does this depart from the previous pattern of presentation and what does it indicate for the upcoming/future chapters?
In the event that we do not have school tomorrow, you should continue reading in the text (we don't have a cushion of time any more...) and read pages 770-775 (finishing the chapter)
We will have a DBQ on Thursday in both periods, as we are currently scheduled to have both long 3 and long 4 as part of the MCAS schedule. Remember that you have to have a pen with blue or black ink to write that essay.
In the event that we do not have school tomorrow, you should continue reading in the text (we don't have a cushion of time any more...) and read pages 770-775 (finishing the chapter)
We will have a DBQ on Thursday in both periods, as we are currently scheduled to have both long 3 and long 4 as part of the MCAS schedule. Remember that you have to have a pen with blue or black ink to write that essay.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Homework for the weekend
Happy Friday!
Over the weekend, please read the document on page 748 in the text book, and post an answer on your blog to the italicized question at the bottom of the page.
Then, we are leaving Asia for the time being and moving back toward the Middle East with the formation of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires. So read pages 753-762 in the book. Joe wants to have a quiz to justify his reading every night, but I'm not sure I agree with him at the moment...We'll see...
Over the weekend, please read the document on page 748 in the text book, and post an answer on your blog to the italicized question at the bottom of the page.
Then, we are leaving Asia for the time being and moving back toward the Middle East with the formation of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires. So read pages 753-762 in the book. Joe wants to have a quiz to justify his reading every night, but I'm not sure I agree with him at the moment...We'll see...
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Homework for March 14
Happy Pi Day!
yeah, it's math, but it's historical math, so deal with it!
For tonight, you are to read pages 738-747 in the textbook. That will get you through what's going on in Japan, which we will discuss tomorrow.
For those of you on the DECA field trip, or who were out for other reasons, we looked at the letter Qianlong sent to King George III about trade between Britain and China. The class used the #qianlongstyle to tweet about his tone, and then posted on their blogs a description of the tone and explanation for the tone. Feel free to check out the # to see what people wrote, but you don't have to tweet if you don't want to--just an inclass activity. BUT you should know that when you are discussing the POV in a DBQ, you must have two sentences: The point of view of the author is: ___________. The reason why s/he has this POV is because ___________________. The blogs all have samples from class, so feel free to peruse.
The Haiku Deck we looked at in class about the Forbidden City is below:
yeah, it's math, but it's historical math, so deal with it!
For tonight, you are to read pages 738-747 in the textbook. That will get you through what's going on in Japan, which we will discuss tomorrow.
For those of you on the DECA field trip, or who were out for other reasons, we looked at the letter Qianlong sent to King George III about trade between Britain and China. The class used the #qianlongstyle to tweet about his tone, and then posted on their blogs a description of the tone and explanation for the tone. Feel free to check out the # to see what people wrote, but you don't have to tweet if you don't want to--just an inclass activity. BUT you should know that when you are discussing the POV in a DBQ, you must have two sentences: The point of view of the author is: ___________. The reason why s/he has this POV is because ___________________. The blogs all have samples from class, so feel free to peruse.
The Haiku Deck we looked at in class about the Forbidden City is below:
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Homework for March 12
For tonight, finish commenting on each other's blogs, and read pages 723-731. See if your predictions about the Ming and Qing come true or not. We will discuss this tomorrow.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Reading Quizzes and answers
Oh snow day...The test will still be held on Monday! The link to the protopage containing all your blogs is linked here. Go on and play the review games you all made. Below are the past reading quizzes with answers in case you'd like to study using them.
Past questions on reading quizzes with correct answers:
How were items exchanged in Australian aboriginal populations? Person-to-Person
Which staple crop was distributed by long distance travel in the Pacific? Sweet Potato
What does the term "ali' i nui" mean? Chief
What abnormal eating practice arose on Easter Island as a result of population pressures? Cannibalism
What is a "marae" (a "heiau" in Hawaii)? A temple
How many wives did Mo' ikeha have, according to the story of his migration from Tahiti to Hawaii? 3
Which city controlled a key strait for shipping and in whose markets 80 languages could be heard? Melaka
Why did Kubilai Khan appoint foreigners to government posts? He didn't trust the Chinese
Sufis tolerated native religious practices because they saw local deities as: various manifestations of Allah
The unintended consequence of introducing Europeans to crystallized sugar was: Slavery (and bad teeth...)
Which of the following combinations was NOT a consequence of the diffusion of technologies and ideas? New religions and more frequent conflict
From where to where did Spain establish a Pacific trade route? Philippines to Mexico
Why is Afonso d'Alboquerque important to Portugal? He conquered large parts of the Indian Ocean region and set up forts
Most Trading Companies in Britain and Holland were funded by: joint stock options
True or False: The Seven Years War was a global conflict True
The Yakut People were punished for revolting by: Russia
Who was Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and what happened to him? Spanish explorer who ended up in Texas and was a slave to Natives
Define: Mestizo Offspring of a European and native american
What was a zambo in Portuguese Brazil? offspring of a native american and an African slave
True or False: peninsulares were born in South America False
True or False: Metis were offspring of British traders False
Which of the following locations did not receive silver directly from the American continent? Russia
Which of the following was NOT a reason stated in the book for the Portuguese to turn to African slaves? They thought the Africans deserved it
Why did native people in Spanish America turn to Christianity? They felt their gods had abandoned them
Past questions on reading quizzes with correct answers:
How were items exchanged in Australian aboriginal populations? Person-to-Person
Which staple crop was distributed by long distance travel in the Pacific? Sweet Potato
What does the term "ali' i nui" mean? Chief
What abnormal eating practice arose on Easter Island as a result of population pressures? Cannibalism
What is a "marae" (a "heiau" in Hawaii)? A temple
How many wives did Mo' ikeha have, according to the story of his migration from Tahiti to Hawaii? 3
Which city controlled a key strait for shipping and in whose markets 80 languages could be heard? Melaka
Why did Kubilai Khan appoint foreigners to government posts? He didn't trust the Chinese
Sufis tolerated native religious practices because they saw local deities as: various manifestations of Allah
The unintended consequence of introducing Europeans to crystallized sugar was: Slavery (and bad teeth...)
Which of the following combinations was NOT a consequence of the diffusion of technologies and ideas? New religions and more frequent conflict
From where to where did Spain establish a Pacific trade route? Philippines to Mexico
Why is Afonso d'Alboquerque important to Portugal? He conquered large parts of the Indian Ocean region and set up forts
Most Trading Companies in Britain and Holland were funded by: joint stock options
True or False: The Seven Years War was a global conflict True
The Yakut People were punished for revolting by: Russia
Who was Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and what happened to him? Spanish explorer who ended up in Texas and was a slave to Natives
Define: Mestizo Offspring of a European and native american
What was a zambo in Portuguese Brazil? offspring of a native american and an African slave
True or False: peninsulares were born in South America False
True or False: Metis were offspring of British traders False
Which of the following locations did not receive silver directly from the American continent? Russia
Which of the following was NOT a reason stated in the book for the Portuguese to turn to African slaves? They thought the Africans deserved it
Why did native people in Spanish America turn to Christianity? They felt their gods had abandoned them
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Homework March 6
For tonight, read pages 712-718 to finish up the chapter.
Our test will be on Monday. It will cover chapters 21-26 (inclusive) and be 70 multiple choice questions.
It will not be counted in the progress reports, so please manage your parents' expectations accordingly!
Our test will be on Monday. It will cover chapters 21-26 (inclusive) and be 70 multiple choice questions.
It will not be counted in the progress reports, so please manage your parents' expectations accordingly!
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Homework March 5--slavery
Look at the following three graphs/charts. All are from the textbook's supporting materials.
The first is a population growth graph of African population:
The second is a chart showing the numbers of slaves exported per year
The third is a pie chart of destinations of African Slaves
On your blog, write about the following: First, explain each graph. What do they contain? If you were demonstrating your understanding of them on a DBQ, what would you write? Second, react to the contents: Is there anything in them that you find surprising, interesting, contradictory, or supportive? Do they help to expand your understanding of the textbook's contents or not?
The first is a population growth graph of African population:
The second is a chart showing the numbers of slaves exported per year
The third is a pie chart of destinations of African Slaves
On your blog, write about the following: First, explain each graph. What do they contain? If you were demonstrating your understanding of them on a DBQ, what would you write? Second, react to the contents: Is there anything in them that you find surprising, interesting, contradictory, or supportive? Do they help to expand your understanding of the textbook's contents or not?
Monday, March 4, 2013
Homework for March 4
FOr tonight, you are to read pages 706-712.
Period 4, you will be writing your DBQ in class tomorrow. The prompt and documents are the same as the first time around, so be sure to bring your previous draft with the question and documents!
As of now, I am planning to have a test on Monday, March 11 on chapters 21-26....
Period 4, you will be writing your DBQ in class tomorrow. The prompt and documents are the same as the first time around, so be sure to bring your previous draft with the question and documents!
As of now, I am planning to have a test on Monday, March 11 on chapters 21-26....
Sunday, March 3, 2013
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